District 1 High School Jazz Group Festival
(for school ensembles)
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 @ Westbrook Middle School
Payment should be sent to Missy Shabo (info on invoices).
Mailed payments must be received prior to the festival, so please allow adequate time for mail processing.
There will be 3 performance rooms, and each ensemble will get a full 25-minute clinic with one of the judges in another space.
Westbrook will provide pianos, vibraphones, and drum sets.
There should be space to accommodate up to 33 ensembles between the times of 2pm and 8pm. The latest performance time should be no later than 7:30pm. This means the last bands would be leaving Westbrook MS at around 8:30.
There will be 3 judges per room:
Aaron Henry, Nate Jorgensen, Jake Sturdevant, Chris Oberholtzer, Larry Williams, Dean Neal, Brad Ciechomski, Tom Lizotte, and Terry White.
(Please keep in mind that if the snow date is needed there will be some conflicts with some of the judges, and an alternate slate may be needed in some cases.)
Concessions will be run by the Westbrook Music Boosters. A menu will be shared soon.